Still, the linemen, the running backs, the receivers are welcoming this "rest," even though off-season conditioning workouts are underway. And few could embrace this break more than Alabama’s nose tackles – Williams and Ivory. Team came first for both players. Williams didn’t just return to the defensive line after a blocker slid into the side of his knee in the first half, he came back to play the nose, play fullback in goal-line formation and play his leadership role. "Jesse, he’s unbelievable," senior linebacker Nico Johnson said of the Australian. "It’s just been injury after injury and he’s able to fight through it. Dude thinks about the team, never himself. He gives 110 percent every day and I’m just thankful he’s in front of me, keeping them linemen off me."